public async Task <Response> Index(bool series, bool books, bool genres, bool publishingCompanies, bool country, bool brands, int numAuthors)
{
Response response = new Response();
Authors <Author> authors = new Authors <Author>();
try
{
if (numAuthors == 0)
{
authors.Incorporate(
await Context.Author.OrderBy(x => x.Name)
.Include(x => x.Avatar)
.ToListAsync()
);
}
else
{
authors.Incorporate(
await Context.Author.OrderBy(x => x.Name)
.Include(x => x.Avatar)
.Take(numAuthors)
.ToListAsync()
);
}
if (series)
{
authors.Union(
await Context.Author.Include(x => x.AuthorsSeries)
.ThenInclude(y => y.Series)
.ToListAsync()
);
authors.Series();
}
if (books)
{
authors.Union(
await Context.Author.Include(x => x.AuthorsBooks)
.ThenInclude(y => y.Book)
.ThenInclude(y => y.Cover)
.ToListAsync()
);
authors.Books();
}
if (genres)
{
authors.Union(
await Context.Author.Include(x => x.GenresAuthors)
.ThenInclude(y => y.Genre)
.ToListAsync()
);
authors.Genres();
}
if (publishingCompanies)
{
authors.Union(
await Context.Author.Include(x => x.PublishingCompaniesAuthors)
.ThenInclude(y => y.PublishingCompany)
.ToListAsync()
);
authors.PublishingCompanies();
}
if (brands)
{
authors.Union(
await Context.Author.Include(x => x.BrandsAuthors)
.ThenInclude(y => y.Brand)
.ToListAsync()
);
authors.Brands();
}
if (country)
{
authors.Union(
await Context.Author.Include(x => x.Country)
.ToListAsync()
);
}
response.Authors = authors;
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
response.Message = ex.Message;
response.BadRequest = true;
}
return(response);
}